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To place one´s foot in front of
the door of the responsibles
November 2015 - Germany

The period in which the physical results of the edification
of the centre of justice and penalty have been invisible
and have therefore not been perceived directly by one´s
eyes is now about to end. Obviously the whole area has
been cleared and so been emptied for the construction.
“The start of the construction work is approaching...
likewise the end of the illusion to prevent the planned
Centre of Justice and Penalty at Leonrodplatz by democratic means is approaching. But this also means that
there is no more justification to wait. To wait, hoping the
government would make a step back and cancel the project worth millions. The start of the building work just
confirms one more time the senselessness to put one´s
hopes on politics or to trust their means which are offered
to us. No matter if it´s about the extension of the airport,
the planned second main route of the suburban train or
the rising rents and the gentrification in general – as long
as we are hoping for the success of election promises, petitions, the forming of formal citizens’ groups or the dialogue with those governing us, our hopes will be dashed
bitterly. Through turning ourselves to the specialists of
politics, we are simultaneously turning to those who are
responsible for keeping the business as usual running.
Change and self-empowerment have to start with turning our backs to them and to take responsibility for one´s
own interests and ideas.” (-“No to the building of the
Centre of Justice and Penalty”)

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Since the plans for the edification of the Centre of Justice and Penalty have been announced publicly, posters
and slogans on walls, stickers and leaflets are calling
for its prevention, for self organisation and direct action
against this further step of perfection of the repressive
machinery. In front of the background of a latent conflictuality between scattered individuals and certain social
groups with the justice apparatus and a more and more
sharpening capitalist city development, attacks against
direct profiteers and responsibles of this project, against
institutions and courts, cops and prison, new buildings
and construction sites, against active forces in the process of gentrification and militarization of the city like
real estate-companies and security services, the army
or the net of public transport or that of the surveillance
cameras, try to make a proposal to all who are potentially
rebellious: Let´s not give a damn on politics and delegation, on the permanent hoping and waiting, and let’s
(rather) intervene in the development of society to attack
and prevent the processes and decisions that are aimed
against us and our possibility to develop ourselves!
And why don´t we use the edification of this colossal
Centre of Justice as an opportunity to let our ideas and
actions correspond with each other and to develop a
common struggle with more focus and continuity, diversity and consistency?